Changes in the number of current home building licences and new licence applications can indicate that consumer demand for home building and renovating in NSW varies over time.

New licence applications

The document below illustrates how many traders have been entering or returning to the NSW home building industry over recent years.

View or download Home building licence applications 2002-June 2010 in PDF format (size: 56kb).

Licensed entities

The number of companies, partnerships and individuals that are currently licensed to operate within the NSW home building industry is detailed in the document below.

View or download Home building licensed entities as at December 2010 in PDF format (size: 86kb).

Licence classes

Currently in NSW, there are more licence classes held than licensed entities, which indicates that many people hold licences in multiple classes.

View or download Home building licence classes held as at June 2009 in PDF format (size: 27kb).

Owner-builder permits

NSW owner-builder permit data over the last few years shows a small but definite decline in activity, which now seems to be stabilising.

View or download Owner builder permits issued July 2005 - January 2012 in PDF format (size: 8kb)

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